Sercel and Kappa Offshore Solutions have launched PIKSEL, a compact solution for acquiring marine seismic data for high-resolution 3D imaging of targeted offshore areas.
Sercel and Kappa Offshore Solutions have launched PIKSEL, a compact solution for acquiring marine seismic data for high-resolution 3D imaging of targeted offshore areas.
Using Sercel’s Sentinel streamer technology and Kappa Offshore Solution’s expertise in equipment integration and hydrodynamic modelling, PIKSEL draws on the Sentinel streamer’s hydrophone design for low noise as well as an optimized rigging and handling system that minimizes vibration. For enhanced broadband imaging, it can also utilize Sercel’s Sentinel MS 3-C multi-sensor streamer to ensure the most accurate and noise-free signal possible.
Sercel claimed that its hydrodynamic shape has optimized towing speed and that PIKSEL can be towed deeper than any other solution, allowing for data recording in rough seas and thereby reducing downtime.
For improved operational efficiency, the solution can be containerized to enable quick installation onboard a range of vessel types.
Thibaut Choquer, Kappa Offshore Solutions CEO, said: ‘The system paves the way for geophysical and geotechnical data integration, which is of particular interest for the development of offshore renewable energies.’
Emmanuelle Dubu, Sercel CEO, said: ‘The new PIKSEL solution makes it significantly easier to conduct continuous surveys even in poor weather conditions.’
Meanwhile, Sercel has announced that its equipment is being deployed on a 3D mega-crew survey for a big North African geophysical company. The crew is operating with an 80,000-channel 508XT land acquisition system, complete with QuietSeis digital sensors, and ten Nomad 90 Neo broadband vibrators in challenging desert terrain.
